The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-19
A TENDER JUROR.


Lewis tnoroupOu discharged the Jury
from further consideration OF the
case. Runors trUm the Jury room
revealed that the first ballot stood ton
Tor acqulttal to two for conviction.
Subsequent ballots stood as finally
shown. 1t is said that every pos
siblc argument was exhausted
upon Juror O'Connell to
induce him to change his vote, but he
would not do so, nor could
he be brought to favor
n verdict of murder in the first de.
gree, because he was opposed to cap
ital punishment. After the discharge
OF he jury tho foreman went to Judgc
Lewis and openly expressed the be-
liei that OcConnell was bought up
by the state, Judge Lewis responded
that he believed that the juror was
honest in his conviction. Juror
OcConncll WAS visited by reporters
for tho Daily News and the Inter
Ocean today, before his departure for
home
llIE FOLLOWING INTERVIEW
was taken by both reporters: "llavc
you heard any unpleasant comments
upon your action - WAS asked.
NO, have heard nothing OF that
sort; if anything has been sand it mas
not reached my ear
Friends of Arcnsdorf are ccnsurlng
Judge Levi. tor di-charging the Jury
so soon. Would it have made any
difference IN the verdict il the court
had sent you back -
mo sir Ny mind was not made up
in minute. If the court kept IN
there five months my vote would
have been the same"
"The story is circulated that the
jurors had whisky in tho jury room
j. that true"
Il did not see any In the Jury room
but those who wanted whisky had
II with them, III their pockets, and
drank it during the progress of the
trial
"liad YOU any idea how the Jury
stood before the case was submittcd:'
&c. WAS given to understand, before
the case closed, that the defense
knew the Jury would stand eleven to
one lur acqulttal, aud that held the
key 10 the SITUATION
"llOw did thuy know that"
Mr.. O'Connoll exclaimed indig-
mainly: 81 hadn't cXprc. scd my opin
/ ION one wpVor IN" other. rhcy must
have go'.Drir Iut rmation from other
source Prht'- thrl pod,d the
/ jury in advance
"Nr. Webster tod Judge Lewis
thatN u mus, lav bctn bought up
by uc prosecutions what have you To
say 10 tla':'
lhnNc been car, fIl 20 avoid the
stats attornics during the progress.
otihs trial. always passed them with.
out 70 much n -aiutiug them"
would noi there he more likcli-
ho0C of bribery on the other -iuc!"
don't want to implicatc anyone"
said Mr.. pCounell, significantly.
were You Oil"rod IL hribe?'
Tws- asked To name my Price"
"AIc you willing to say tor publ
cation TN YOU were asked to name
your price,
II nm
WAS TINT oller made in behalf oi
+ the prosecution cor dcirh,c -
at was In behalf at the defense"
"W no uhd" the uiler -
81 decline to say Mt present. n-
don't wish to got him INTO troubir,"
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MuriNN or CONNECTS
RAI.EIGH April IS-Exritemont
over the convicts mutiuv ran hjgh nil
day yepterdgy. Troops entered the
pcnitcutiary about o O'Clock Satur.
day night and remained all night. Tho
gas was out, owing TO an accident TO
tho main, ana the place was m dark.
ness, thus greatly complicatinp The
situation. Sixty conylcts. who were
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